Founding Members

The first meeting of the National Taekwon-Do Association - ITF, Inc. (NTA-ITF) was held at Queens Taekwon-Do Center on August 18, 2012. In attendance were 14 members of the NTA-ITF, as well as the presence of 8 members by written proxy (a total of 22 individuals representing 13 different clubs/schools), who elected Master Ruben Suarez as President and Mr. Roger Benites as Secretary General of the NTA-ITF. During the meeting the Constitution and By-Laws of the NTA-ITF were presented and unanimously approved.

Further discussed were dates of upcoming activities of the NTA-ITF and suggestions for activities in the 2013 calendar year were offered, including a referee seminar in January, the ITF International Instructor Course in March, and the possibility to make a Development of Children Program during the summer of 2013.

Finally, it was announced that the official flag and patches of the NTA-ITF are in-production, and that members and affiliated schools will not be required to pay membership fees until January 2013.

Master Suarez expressed his gratitude for the tremendous support he has received and his expectations for a successful future of the NTA-ITF.